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THE BOODLER CASES.

Our news columns give full report Of
the proceedings Of the so-called "Boodler
cases. Of the county. That report Is NOT
pleasant reading for the investigators OF
for those who assumed that because an In.
dictment has been found against man,
therefore he is guilty man.
The truth Is, that In bringing those In
dlctments the States Attorney had yielded
to popular clamor arising out of false In
formation published by sensational and
vindictive press, based upon the supposed
findings Of totally incompetent commit
tee Of men working under the direction Of
. man who does not know ledger from q
Greek particle. II ID not our part to cen.
sure the Cessss sttoraey; but at the same
fims ~ public YIN wonder thss in he
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ease of WIN. L. Milligan, and Raymond
and Nash, II was necessary to ask at this

ease of WIN. L. Milligan, and Raymon
and Nash, II was necessary to ask at TIL
term a continuance because the State wa
not ready for trial. The CAGES In them
selves were very simple; and, besides
what has this famous committee been pail
for, anyway? The time had come TO
trial. There had been delay enough. Jus
tice 70 the people-justice as well a
MS mercy towards the defendants, demand
ed that they should be tried. II Is NJ
small thing for man who has for year
lived blameless life. toward whom M
man could point but as At an honest man
who has grown old In honor among men,
II Is no small thing TO hold an indictment
over such man, and refuse to grant him
his right of trial, or to torture him for
time only to let him go at last The ruling
of the Court therefore will be in accord
with the judgment of all honest men
when he compelled the State to 60 to
trial of the merits of the case.
The outcome of the proceedings justifies
the previous comments of the FREE IRA.
DER on the merits Of the case-such com.
ments as 1t was proper to make, the matter
still being before the Court. Both indict
tments were absurd on their face. Both
were founded on laundering or deliberate
or misapprehension of facts. That In
Milligan case the committee blundered
by assuming that Millgan drew pay twice
for one service we have not the slightest
doubt-they wanted to blunder In this way
and do 30 with the greatest success. In
Nash's case we know they deliberately
mis- stated the facts, for the committee were
shown the banks books repeatedly, and
after having obtained a complete history of
that Interest" transaction went out and
deliberately stated facts they knew were
not true.
The vindication of Milligan is complete.
No case against man could be made up
that would have less elements of fact as Its
basis The vindlcation of Mr.. Nash and
Mr.. Raymond also as to the charge of con
spiracy, is substantially complete, though
technically the indictment stands until
Monday, when the indictment will be mol
pressed. At any rate, the case has sub
stantially ended.
Now the sensible thing to do, as ma
jority of the attorneys hold, would be to
abandon the criminal charges against Mill.
igan and Raymond (Bartels' case having
been continued) and settle up with them
as OK officials of the county. Both Of these
men, as we'll as Bartels, have been ready
for trial at each term of court; they are
ready at any time to settle with the county
pay over all money, II any, that shall be
found due from them and give receipts for
payments of any due them. They are en-
titled TO such settlements; their bondsmen
are entitled to such settlements and their
discharge. Justice to them and the county
demands this course. And now that the
ebulition Of bad temper arising from unfair
charges of criminality are shown to be but
mere bubbles blown from Doc Norton's
pipe, and an exploded vanished into thin
sir,-the taxpayers of the county will be
satisfied with such course.
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Farce Number 2.

The case Of s, W. Raymond and John F.
Nash, indicted jointly for 9 conspiracy to
defraud the county, came up again on yes
terdsy morning, and though it WAS ON . Dc
msnd by the defendants for IN immediate
trial, and counter motion BY the States
attorney for continuance, 50 much OF the
merits Of the case was brought out - to
fully determine the whole.
The States attorneys affidavit stated that
he was not ready for trial because 1t would
REQUIRE . week or two for him to examine
The books and papers Of the Bank and the
Treasury for the last ten years that he had
accidentally lost an envelope containing val
liable papers relating to the case; and, IN
short, he wouldn't 60 to trial at this term.
Mr. Bull was quite caustic IN his reply
The indictment alleges that the county Dor
rowed $35, 900 from the Bank and that Nash
and Raymond divided the interest between
the.a. whens Where 10 the evidencef The
records Of the grand jury were preserved In
Molonsy's Office. Everything WAS taken BY
. stsnorsphsr. The books ofths Bsak md
ne Treasurer were before them. 1.-The Aa
fsuad say nsssc - justly - iadissnoas
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Current Events.

Paris Is In q state of turmoil. The res
ignation of President Grevy was not hand.
ed In on Monday as was expected, but
rather, on Thursday he announced that he
would not resign at all. This announce
ment created sensation; but the Cham.
Der insisted on having the resignation and
1t was expected yesterday. The situation
Is one OF great uneasiness.
Dillon has been greeted by two splendid
receptions this week, at Manchester and
Plymouth and his prospects cannot be said
TO be encouraging to the government.
Several arrests of Irish leaders were
made on Thursday.
The coming prosecution Of Mr.. Sullivan,
Mayor Of Dublin, will be followed by pro.
ceedings against all provincial journals
(their editors and publishers) which have
published reports Of supposed league meet
ings. A news dealer in Killarney was I'm
prisoned on Wednesday for selling papers
containing reports of such meetings.
The Sunday London letters are quite
positive that the fall of the present govern.
ment Is certain to take place very soon
possibly before the opening Of the next
parliament. There will, however, be no
compromise by the government. They
will maintain their position until forced ny
the popular will to retire. II will be war
TO the bitter end.
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upon the county for this bill is not for you
here to determine. 1t belongs to the court,
and his Honor will not even submit it to you.
THE EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECUTION.
JOHN C. McKsoN:-"Am deputy county
clerk; been for nearly FIVE years; was deputy
in July, 1884. identified his hand writing
as having taken affidavit to . bill exhibited
by Moloney, signed BY W. L. Milligan.1 l
swore him to 1t; don't know that this 10 che
bill presented to the Board Of Supervisors;
he presented similar bill; the writing on
the back is W. L. Milligan's, all Of IN the
body BY him. think, [Moloney here read
the bill itemized-for meals, fees paid sheriff
Of Lincoln, hack hire, &C., and to Jerry
Maher $l2, amount $l23.60] McKeon con-
tinued: the bill was one Of lot audited by
the court house and Jail committee. The
records Of the Board Of Supervisors were
produced, from which he showed that the
bill (part of i'll was allowed, but the defense
admitted the bill, the affidavit and the pre-.
sentation ofthe bill"
MoLoNEY: "Now want to ask the witness
whether an order was issued upon it or not"
DUNCAN: awe object
The CouRr: "In this case it is immaterial
whether the order WAS issued or not. Il Il
simply question Of perjury. I sustain the
objection
Molonsy introduced certified copy Of he
bll prssassd b v. L Nilnsaa st Spring
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CLUBBlNG RATES.

The following club rates will be made only TO sub
srbers 20 the FREE TRADER who pay up all arrearages
and one year In ADVANCE and TO new subscribers. No
Others are entitled to the "cut rates." and no others
viii be given these low prices The price named below
ia for both the FREE TRADER and the publication
named forone year. subscriptions for less than one year
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Congress will meet on Monday next
There seems to be an unusual dullness In
Washington when this tact is considered.
The question OF spsskership Is, Of course,
already settled, o. Carlisle will be nomi.
mated by the democratic caucus by accla--
nation; and will be elected. There Is a
lively CANVASS for the Office of doOrkeeper,
TO which large patronage of places OBJ
tains.
One Of the important features of Secre-
tary (of Interior) Lamar's report Is that re-
lating 70 the Adjustment of railroad grants
The report gives in detail the steps taken,
the adjustments made, DC, and concludes
by stating that the amount Of land restored
TO the public domain Is given by the land
commissioner as 81, $4,000.
The annual report of the Postmaster
General Villas disclOses deficiency of rev.
enue TO expenses, but Is of the opinion that
at the reduced rates the revenues will next
year be ample to meet expenditures. He
does not recommend, however, any further
reduction. He does say that of 2,l49 post
Offices, 1909 have been filed by President
Cleveland. He makes several recOmmen-
dations for the Improvement of the service !:
free deliveries, faster mails, &c.
The fate of the anarchists of the West
gives an interest to the fate of Most, the
New York representative of the class,
whose trial closed on Tuesday last In that
city. Most talked at q meeting held Nov.
18th, to give the anarchists chance t. re-
lieve themselves after the Chicago trial.
Not seeing any police in the house, Most
let himself out, made fiery speech, and
disappeared from town for few days On
his return he was arrested on charge of
attempting to incite riot. On Tuesday he
sat In court with his typical anarchist hair
smoothed down with maidenly preciseness,
and was very un' anarchistic In giving his
testimony. He was certain he would &C.
Quilted; but to his surprise, the jury after
tour and one-half hours rendered verdict
of guilty. 1t appears that the weather Is
growing decidedly chilly for this tribe.
James g. Blaine, according to the New
York Herald, Is expected to return to the
States on June Goth, five days before the
republican national convention will be
held. He will return via Japan, landing
at San Francisco. He will remain on the
coast until his nomination (Which one OF
his managers says will be without serious
opposition) when he will come east Ia
Grant In 1879. Boom!
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A Surprise for tho Tenclcr.

Eos!on utTdd. ~ ff.
! heard Of a young teacher in one OF the
public schools tho other day, who suffers
all the pleasures and inconvenienciea Of
being idolizad by her boys, and it seemed
as though it must be much more pleasant
to be little less adored after being told oil
some Of her experiences. The children
demonstrate their affections in various
Ways peculiar to shy young inrocenta
I who must walk, breathe and speak sccord-
ing to public school discipline. One Of
their greatebt pleasures is "giving teacher
something" Winter or summer, this very
proper teachers desk ia covered with
childish, boyish tokens that chow an in.
herens spirit OF gallantry which is quite
touching-in the abstract. The othe,
morning little chap Slid up to the desk
with box in hia little red paw, and
pressing it into his teachers hand said in q
whieper: "There, I've brought 'em Tor
YOU" "What is it, desr?' said the teach
er. "Oh, you look !" with grin OF satis-
faction. Untying the string she opened
the box, and behold, there were get Of
false teeth! '"They are mamma'a," ex-
claimed the child in a delightful tone F;
they're much prettier than you're, and
brought 'am 10 you"
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4 Why to boom business.

A writer, who was impressed with the
grest eucceea Of the Montreal leo carnival
as money-making venture, took the
trouble to learn how it was done. First
ofall he found that the affair was managed
by young men-they 'ran the machine"
while tbs older men gave their encourage.
ment, including their money.
all tho people turned in and did what
they could to make the strangers comfort
able and their visit enjoyable. When the
hotsls aud clearinghouse could hold nc
more, there were private houses to draw
on, tho strangers, Of course, paying for
their accommodation, a proper committee
being careful 10 sec that the charge was
not excessive. ..,.,5t: ID.
The entire cost Of the carnival WAS SILL.
900, and the festivities brought into
Montreal round million--certainly u
handsome return on the investment. II
it was necessary, there would DO no trouble
to raise 100000 for the next carnival.
Perhaps our Reunion will not bring to
Wheeling million dollars, but il it DO
properly worked up we can zee how it
might bring hall million. It may easily
bring quarter OF million. That is
worth having, and It ia worth willis to
bring people here who would not come
without some great inducement. The Re.
union will be fine opportunity to adyer.
tise the city as a manufacturing center
with adyantages ont Of the common and
with room for more. g,
Everybody can afford to help; come
with their work, some with their money,
all with their enthusiastic encouragement.
Doesn't enthusiasm count for something
in these matters? 5.a,5E Z,
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WHAT uE SAW IN AFRICA, Z
Bishop Potter, Of New York, Secs tho Place
nv Where 81. Augustine Lived and Died.
RlsLa., DALI. A., Ne,n IozL S,tnl y. ~ -----

Bishop Potter, OF New York, Secs the Place
n. Where st. Augustine Lived ind Died.
Bishop Potter Ia Hew York Sun:
my object in going 10 Africa was to see
Bone, now prosperous French colony,
but ancient1y the see where st. Augustine
lived and died. It Ia between Algiers and
Tripoli, and travellers seldom visit 1t. In
deed, Tunderstood that was the second
American who has visited 1t. II was q
very interesting old place with It's Roman
ruins. 1t WAS here and In Algeria that
spent the largest time while / was away
from home. At Algiers I learned some.
thing that every American will be .lad to
know. There Ia IN English church
In Alglers, and In 1t 10 a tab.
let 10 the memory OF the
American Consul who was In Aleie.s when
the slave trade was broken tip. It will be
remembered that 1t was by the courage OF
Americans under Commodorea Bainbrldge
and Decatur that the power Of the AIger.
ian slave trade was first attacked, and II
was this attack which went before its de.
struction. On the tablet were the initials
OF the person who caused It to be put up.
! learned that this gentleman was sir
Walter Playfair, brother OF Sir Lyon Play.
fair, and British Consul In Algiera. also
learned that Sir w. Plsyfair will cause to
be erected in the English chapel q table,
to tho memories Of Commodores Decatur
and cambridge. Iknow Of nothing which
touched me more In my trip abroad than
that an Englishman should do such an acI
in an Ensliah church In commemorstiou
| of America. rrH-' H-rr
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streeta and watched tho cars 20 by for a
fau tnnmnnln md than hn Eaid with n

streets and watched tho cars 20 by for q
few moments, and then no said, with q
little cough Of importance: i9
"Well, sarey, reckon Well git on one
Of these cara and ride over tew tho depot,
It's bout time we was goin'." t1El,l
"Mercy, Steven, how you talk. There
amt no use Of ridin' when we can just
walk over 10 the dapo." ~
snow, sarey, I'm s'prised at you op.
posin' what I want 10 do. I'm your hus'
band, amt 2" spultered the young man
"And I'm your lawfully welded wife
replied the bride with great asperity
"but we might just as well have II righ1
out here. It amt q speck more'n five
squares to the dapo, and that aln't no fur
Their than 1t Ia from our house to the pump
In the meader. an you're foot higher
You cant take noBtreet car for that pump
and you can save ton CENTS no better way
than Jest a.trotting over to that dapo Will
me. You can argue or trot, jest which
you choose, but I amt goin' TO get int
one Of them cara II Btaid here I'LL Sail.
Wigyins's baby 10 an old man." n
He decided to trot. .lH-.
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HEATING RAILROAD CARS.
A Well Known Inventors Suggestion-A
Safe Method.

geSiaa 1Saaseripi. s
Among the many schemes which the
demand for come safo method Of warming
railroad cars has called out, the ono eug.
gested by Mr.. R. T. White, a well known
Inventor OF this city, seems to be about
tho simplest and the best. Mr.. Whites
idea isto put dummy" or second tender
behind the engine tender, containing q
suitable boiler and furnace, the cars TO be
fitted with hot water pipes, with flexible
coupling between the cars, making com.
plete circuit under the seats on each
side, after the usual plan OF heating by
steam or hot water; the boiler 10 have
suitable pumps, Of simple operation, for
forcing the hot water through the pipes
and returning 1t to the boiler again.
Steam also might DO distributed, instead
OF water. The pipes would BIO provided
with gates at each end Of the car, so that
the water or steam might be turned off at
any point and tho cars uncoupled. After
detaching the car which 1t was desired to
leave, the two ends Of the double pipe on
each side OF the last car left on the trnin
would then be brought together, thus
completing the circuit again from the
boiler TO the end OF the train as shortened
up. This system Is more especially de-
signed for long distance trains, and the
inventor claims that by lie adoption
twelve cars can be heated with the
came amount Of coal 1t now takes
| 10 heat three cars. Tho fur.
mace Is surrounded by water, which in
case Of accident would at once exlinguish
the FIRE, while at the came time by It's pc.
culiar construction all the heat is utilized
In warming tho water. Mr.. White be.
lieves that tina. quantity OF hot water in
the pipes Of any car, II water we're used in.
stead OF steam, would DO 80 small that in
case Of brealsage by accident there would
be no danger Of scaling the passengers.
This plan would do away with fresh the
cars, thereby increasing their seating ca.
pacity, would maintain uniform tempera.
ture, and would have nothing to set the
cars on fire in case OF total wreck OF a
train, unless they should happen to be
thrown upon the upset engine. The dun.
my would, OF course, be set aside during
the summer, when not in use, SO that
there would be no extra weight to carry
around unnecessarily. Prominent rail
road men who have examined the plans
indorse the idea as the most feasible yet
presented. ant Il
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Che QntetliQe,lfer
WHEELING, W. VA, MARCH =. 1887.
Tho City Oiial.

DR.. Ulricb, Of tho Health Committee Of
Council, makeH two good auggestions con.
corning tho cremStory. Flrst, tho Gre
matory ought to be removed to more
convenient place, liz present sight. being
practically inaccessible fos q great part Of
the year. OF courad this must add to the
cost OF dlcposing Of MI that the furnace Is
Intended to consume.
In other words, tho bad location Of the
crematory has the effect Of an additional
tax on the people. Since the crematory is
the peoples, It will pay them to have 1t
removed to moro convenient place, 10
which the haul will be easier and less
costly. Tho expense OF remedying the
original mistake will not DO great and can
DO borne tho more easily because the en-
tire cost Of the cremato,y has been COM
paratiyely email.
The other suggestion 10 Of SO obvioua
utility ttAt it 10 strange It has never been
acted on before, for it has often been adj
vluced. Wheeling is far behind the
times in the manner Of dealing with night
soil. The primitive method, with all Its
onensiveness, remains in full force. The
spirit OF progress has held Its nose and
passed on. AIoderninvention has devised
something better than the old way, but
Wheeling has not found it out.
Wheeling people know about it, ior
they have seen it in operation elsewhere,
bat aa city NO are still ignorant that
there Is any Improvement over the old OBJ
jcctlonsble way. The City Council can
change all this, and ii ought to do it.
The soil haulcra may at frat object, but
they will like The odorleso excavator bet.
ter after they shall have become used to
it. The main consideration ia that the
public com!or. and health would be pro.
motaa by the change.
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An End to Hone Seral,iiig,

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
nom Electric Bitters, feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me I would have
to have tho bone scraped or leg ampu.
tated. I used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's
Arnica salve, and my leg is now sound
and WE'LL" - q 3.,li !. 4. :.
Electric Bitters arc sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklon's Arnica Snlye at 25c,
per box by Logan & Co. s
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Proving Her Authority,

Iktcdg0 attpS. i-f lTy,.e-H q -. gff5-. u .1
He was a tall, lanky young fellow with
watesy blue eyes, faded hair, and a mus.
tache which looked like a streak OF red
paint. From head to foot he was attired
In store clothes, and but for worry pro.
nounced expression Of anxiety on his face
he might have passed for Jolly young
farmer seeing the city. In his arms were
half dozen bundles, and beside him stood
a pretty young woman, who wore over a
silk dress a plush cloak Of fashionable
make and o Cleveland hat. The color on
her cheeks was suggestive Of long &C.
quaintancs with country air.. 1t was plain
as whitewashed fence that that thoy
had but recently been married. They
stood on the corner Of Clark and Madison
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a New Reformation,

"A wow ncAoTuHttlCus
Rev. Rollo Ogden, Presbyterian, OF
Cleveland, is tho apostle OF a new refor.
nation. His creed has parted company
with tho creed Of the Presbyterian church.
Instead Of remaining in his church and in
his pulpit, adding another to the long
list Of doctrlnal scandals, standing on O
supposed right Of tho preacher to preach
what he pleascs, defying the authority
that installed him, splitting his congre.
gation-instsad OF doing all that is com.
mon in ouch cases, he has maniuliy
avowed his change Of mind before it was
suspected, resigned his pulpit and given
notice that his next step will DO to leave
tho Presbyterian church. 4.
This proceeding is altogether remarka.
BILE. We know little OF Mr.. Ogden except
that no has long been pastor Of the most
fashionable Presbyterian church in Cleye.
land. He ID certainly an honest man,
having regard for proprieties, or he would
not have adopted the unusual courae Of
dealing fairly and aqusrely with his con.
gregation and his church.
His is new and notable departure from
the accepted way Of doing this kind Of
thing. Mr.. Ogden doss not scem to be Of
the sensational kind, but the plan no has
pursued is certain to make a decided ssuss.
ton. 1t may not be that his good exam.
pie will be followed at ones by preacher.
changing their creed some Of them will
continue to prefer a fight, including de,
tiance Of the constituted church suthori.
tics; but in course Of time the reform may
take hold, and then We shall hear Of
preachers pulling out on the Ogden plan.